India chased down Pakistan’s target of 128 runs in 15.5 overs with the loss of just three wickets. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 47 runs, while Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma contributed 31 runs each. Pakistan’s only success came through Saim Ayub, who claimed all three Indian wickets.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat, posting 127 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Sahibzada Farhan (40) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (33) were the main contributors, while Fakhar Zaman scored 17, Faheem Ashraf 11, and Sufiyan Muqeem 10. Among the others, Saim Ayub fell for a duck, Mohammad Haris and Salman Agha managed 3 each, and Hasan Nawaz scored 5.
For India, Kuldeep Yadav shone with 3 wickets for 18 runs in his four overs. Axar Patel claimed 2 wickets for just 12 runs in his spell, while Jasprit Bumrah picked up 2 wickets for 28 runs.